Document Skeleton
Certain tags define the basic framework of an HTML document. Most browsers are usually good at dealing with missing tags. However, when you apply style sheets it is essential that you follow the tag structures. Even ignoring style sheets, it is considered good style to follow the HTML rules. The following tags make up the basic skeleton of an HTML document:
- <html> indicates the start of an HTML document.
- <head> indicates the start of an HTML document’s header. Title, meta definitions, ECMAScript function definition, document level style sheet definition, and external style sheet inclusion are all done in the header section.
- <title> sets the title of the document. This is usually shown in the frame of the browser window. On the telephone, the title is shown in the Top Line Information Display Area.
- <body> indicates the start of the body of an HTML document. The rest of the document is embedded between the start and end <body> tags.
- <meta> adds additional information about an HTML page. Web walking tools usually use this tag, which is of little use in browsers, and has no effect on the telephone.
